Hi all, Here is a little about the speaker we will have on Sept. 29th 7pm EST. Please put question we would like him to answer during the call on this thread so that we can have a great conversation. Andy Hill, AFC®️ is the award-winning family finance coach behind Marriage Kids and Money - a platform dedicated to helping families build wealth and happiness. Andy's advice and personal finance experience have been featured in major media outlets like CNBC, Forbes, MarketWatch, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and NBC News. Andy has accomplished so many things in such a short time such as 1. Paying off $50k in debt in less than 1 year 2. Became mortgage free by 35 3. He and His wife became millionaires in less than 10 years starting from a 50k in debt) His debut book, “Own Your Time: 10 Financial Steps to Put Your Family First and Escape the Corporate Grind”, will be released in January 2026.

Hello Everyone, Follow-up from class today. NARFE is an association for civilians who are or will be eligible to receive an annuity or survivor annuity from the federal government. Go to www.NARFE.org to learn more about them and the resources they have available to members.

Hello Everyone, I opened my 1st brokerage account with Charles Schwab with the Starter Kit Marilyn shared with us for new investors. They have funded my account with $101 and bought fractional shares of the top five stocks in the S&P 500 for me.

What is a strategy used to determine what is a good percentage of your retirement funds to invest in the stock market within 12 months of retirement and after retirement?